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Opinion: Should food be taxed in Juneau?

Why have Juneau city leaders supported an extensive list of municipal sales tax exemptions over the years, but…

The Juneau Arts and Culture Center on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)

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My Turn: DEI and the JAHC

Back in November 2024, following the election, I noticed that the Pride flag displayed prominently in the window…

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Letters to the Editor

Letter: Sullivan should continue support for Ukraine shown by US in past

I strongly urge Sen. Sullivan to live up to his, and our allies’ past and current support of…

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Morristown Airport in Morristown, N.J., on Sunday, April 27, 2025. (Eric Lee/The New York Times)

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My Turn: The cost of chaos

Argentina was a 20th-century economic powerhouse, considered too modern and successful to fail. A series of incompetent government…

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My Turn: Even marginalized people can petition their government

In response to Win Gruening’s latest column (“Juneau taxpayers fight back”), Gruening admits that even “marginalized groups” like…

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Letters to the Editor

Letter: Illegal deportations are a threat to all

Liberty is dead. In the last two months, the federal government has kidnapped hundreds of people and sent…

A pro-Russian rally in Yevpatoriya, Crimea, shortly before Crimea was annexed by Russia, March 5, 2014. In Ukraine, memories of Russiaճ annexation are fresh and resentments runs high, leaving the countryճ president few choices on the latest American peace plan. (Sergey Ponomarev/The New York Times)

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Opinion: The price of appeasing Trump

Early Thursday morning, Russia fired 70 missiles directly at Kyiv. And sent 70 armed drones toward the Ukrainian…

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, March 25, 2025. (Eric Lee/The New York Times)

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My Turn: Stress and accountability — another letter to Sullivan and Begich

I hesitate to spend my valuable time writing to you again because I have the feeling you never…

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Letters to the Editor

Letter: JAHC removing DEI language is a compromise of principles

In regards to the article about the JAHC removing DEI language from their site: I understand that there…

Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks to reporters during a press conference at the Alaska State Capitol on Thursday, April 17, 2025. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)

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My Turn: Trump-Dunleavy’s obliteration day

Alaska has overwhelmingly voted twice for President Trump and Gov. Dunleavy. So, you would think they would treat…

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) walks out of the Senate chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 20, 2025. Murkowski, who has routinely broken with her party to criticize President Donald Trump, has made a startling admission about the reality of serving in public office at a time when an unbound leader in the Oval Office is bent on retribution against his political foes. (Haiyun Jiang / The New York Times)

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Opinion: Stand with Murkowski

On Monday at a summit for the Foraker Group’s leadership, Sen. Lisa Murkowski was asked, “What do you…

A black bear sporting numerous lacerations on its face hunts for salmon along Steep Creek at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitors Center. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)

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My Turn: State overstepping its boundaries on wildlife predator control

In 2023 the Alaska Department of Fish and Game began a cull of predators, specifically brown bears in…

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Opinion: Juneau taxpayers fight back

The right of the citizenry to directly petition their government is often seen primarily as a way for…

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My Turn: RIP Road Scholars for Juneau Access project

The latest version of the state’s capital budget reappropriates approximately $37 million from designated Juneau Access funds for…

Angela Rodell is a member of the Affordable Juneau Coalition and a former Juneau mayoral candidate. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)

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My Turn: Juneau’s budget needs a common-sense makeover

For too long Juneau’s budgeting approach has started in the wrong place — asking how much revenue the…

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Letters to the Editor

Letter: No local funds for scab labor

Using CBJ funds to help staff the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center and Recreation Area in response to the…

President Donald Trump during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, on Thursday, April 10, 2025. The administration says foreign governments are racing to the United States to negotiate, but exactly which countries might strike a deal — and over what — remains unclear. (Eric Lee/The New York Times)

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Opinion: Cheerleading the dumbest trade war ever

In 2018, Sen. Dan Sullivan co-sponsored the STOP Act that he said “focuses on stopping the killer drug…

U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan addresses a joint session of the Alaska State Legislature in the House Chambers on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)

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My Turn: Sen. Sullivan’s latest blabber — ‘Liberal Judges’

Two bedrock American values — equality under the law and fair elections — are under assault by vast…

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Letters to the Editor

Letter: Sen. Sullivan should have a voice, not just nod along with Trump

I echo the concerns expressed by Diane DeSloover in her letter in the March 29, 2025. Understanding that…

Elon Musk boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, on Friday, March 21, 2025. Musk was traveling with President Donald Trump to Bedminster, N.J. The world’s richest man made inaccurate claims about entitlement fraud, how a government payment system works and government survey costs. (Eric Lee/The New York Times)

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My Turn: Is it time to impeach Elon Musk?

The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on…